ISAK Past President's Reports

2005 is rapidly drawing to a close and plans are well under way for our next meeting in early March in Melbourne, Australia, associated with the pre-Commonwealth Games conference. ISAK has been allocated it own stream and the papers submitted for presentation look interesting. As part of the conference programme, Lindsay Carter will be offering a certification course on photoscopic somatotyping with a view to at least forestalling the potential extinction of certified photoscopic raters. This course will involve some pre-course learning, two in-conference sessions and some post-course learning and assessment. If you are interested in joining the course, contact Lindsay by email and he will be able to provide more-detailed information. Additionally, there will be an opportunity for those whose accreditation will expire in 2006, particularly Level 3s, to do their re-accreditation practical exam

Three weeks ago, I made a lightning visit to Canberra to conduct a short ISAK Manual workshop and some re-accreditation prac exams for sport scientists working at Institutes of Sport throughout Australia. These young scientists are all involved with testing and monitoring national athletes of one sort or another and it was a real pleasure to spend a little time with them and note both their ability, their level of critical thinking and their enthusiasm. It was also a pleasure to see how well those who did their re-accreditation exam performed and I look forward to seeing the intra-tester TEMs they generate from their 20 subjects.

Back on the home front, Sport and Exercise Science New Zealand has just held its Annual Conference. One conference event of interest to us at ISAK, was SESNZ’s reconfirmation of the use of ISAK standards for the anthropometry section of SESNZ’s own revised accreditation scheme. SESNZ has only two levels of accreditation in its revised scheme. To be recognised as a Practitioner in Anthropometry, an SESNZ member has to hold current ISAK Level 2 accreditation and have completed 100 full proformas. To be recognised as a Specialist in Anthropometry, an SESNZ member has to hold current ISAK Level 3 or 4 and have completed 500 full proformas. These SESNZ standards are a real compliment to ISAK, recognising, as they do, the pioneering work that ISAK has done on the international accreditation front.

In “the good old days” (which usually means before you were born or at least before you started work), in tertiary education in New Zealand, we academics would have brought the academic year to a close by now (the academic year used to run from March to October in the Southern Hemisphere). However, nowadays, many of our institutions will have staff still on board right up until Christams Eve and will re-open again in the first week of January. The authorities call this progress. You and I may have another word for it. I have little doubt that the situation is similar worldwide. Nevertheless, I hope you all do get a break over Christmas / New Year and are able to do something relaxing and enjoyable during that time. I certainly intend to.

12 April 2005 President’s Corner (for Kinanthreport 2005, April issue)

Not unexpectedly, my stint as Dean at the end of last year occupied most of my time after Thessaloniki, so the actioning of some important ISAK activities had to be subsumed by the urgent tasks of running a Faculty. Even so, I managed to fit in an ISAK trip to Adelaide in early November to take advantage of Arthur Stewart’s coincident visit there (to work with Tim Olds). The three of us were able to put in two full days doing the initial revisions of the ISAK Manual, before I had to fly back to New Zealand, - a somewhat shorter journey than Arthur had to cope with to get back to Scotland a few days later. Those revisions have subsequently gone to most Level 4’s and 3’s for their input before going to the ISAK Council for sign-off. It is hoped to have the Revised Manual ready for use in the second half of the year.

As a New Zealander, I am used to travelling to the other side of the world to work with colleagues. Sadly, it is a rarity that they have the opportunity to reciprocate. So it was a particular pleasure in February and early March to host Professor Jan-Pieter Clarys, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, co-mentor, decades ago, with Bill Ross, of my doctoral studies and subsequent colleague of many years. Jan-Pieter was making his first trip to New Zealand and, while here, as well as working on some publications, he presented lectures to staff and students here at UCOL and to the Wellington/Manawatu Regional Branch of Sports Medicine New Zealand.

I am very pleased to let you know that by the end of March, all six candidates, from the 2004 Sydney course that Helen O’Connor and I taught, had successfully completed their Level 3 ISAK accreditation. They are Sonja Dreyer, New Zealand; Shahram Mevaloo, Iran; Theo Nell, South Africa; and Leanne Brown, Hamilton Lee and Fiona Pelly from Australia. ISAK congratulates these latest additions to our instructor ranks. Of these, Sharam and Theo have already run their first Level 1 courses and Sonja is in the middle of her first. Well done, indeed. Successful Level 2 candidates from Sydney 2004 were Anup Adhikari, India; Kylie Walker, New Zealand; and Bronwen Greenaway, Marion Cornett, Tara Diversi and Kirsty Mehalski, Australia. Successful Level 1 candidates were Jaclyn Reutens, Singapore; and Ellen Curtis, Jason Stewart, Jess Bottom, Kylie Nesbitt, Lee Russell, Maria Figueroa, Michelle Palmer, Nikki Shaw and Renee Mallon, all Australia. My equally-sincere congratulations go to all these anthropometrists, too.

It is also a real pleasure to be able to congratulate Hans De Ridder, our Secretary-General, on his appointment to ISAK Level 4, Criterion Anthropometrist status from May 1. A more fulsome announcement is printed elsewhere in this issue, but I do want to compliment Hans from the President’s Corner as well on being the first L4 in Africa.

Hans and I had planned to co-teach a Level 1, 2, 3 course in Potchefstroom this coming August, but that has had to be put on hold because of urgent grant work that has fallen onto Hans’s plate for that same period. [Hans shared this with me when I phoned him this morning (NZ time) to congratulate him on his L4 status.] Although this might mean that I don’t make it to Africa this year, such eventuations are an ever-present reminder to all of us that, at the end of the day, our first loyalty must always be to our employing agency’s priorities ahead of any honorary work we may be involved in for organisations like ISAK, no matter how worthy.

If your current ISAK certificate is out of date and you want to renew it, but you don’t know how to go about it, then email me on m.marfell-jones@ucol.ac.nz and I’ll tell you what you need to do.

Keep up all the good work on the anthropometric front and don’t forget to take a few moments to pen something for the Kinanthreport and email it to editor, Tim Olds. Tim does a fantastic job with this report, as I’ve said many times before, but you can make it so much easier for him and broaden the report’s scope of interest at the same time.

7 October 2004 - President’s Corner (for Kinanthreport 2004, October issue)

After my visit to Korea in June, (reported elsewhere in Kinanthreport), and my work with Jan-Peter Clarys at the Free University of Brussels in July, August saw me in Thessaloniki for the 2004 Pre-Olympic Conference and ISAK’s Biennial General Meeting, the report of which I have asked our African colleague, Latif Amusa, to handle. Despite the heat, (too much for me to be comfortable, I’m afraid, but just right for those of our members from warmer climes than New Zealand), everyone seemed to enjoy the conference which fluctuated from character-building to great as we experienced the special challenges of mounting such a large conference in mainly non-air conditioned buildings and the charm of our Greek hosts. Both the ISAK Council meeting and the BGM went well, in my view, with a very good turnout for both given the cost of attendance in Thessaloniki. The minutes of both those meetings will be posted shortly on the ISAK website.

As usual, the BGM confirmed all necessary election results. Since I’m still writing the President’s Corner, you’ll gather that I was re-appointed. Isabel Fragoso was confirmed as Vice-President and Sang-Jo Kang (Korea) and Francisco Holway (Argentina) were appointed to the two vacant Council positions. I welcome all three to their new positions and would like to thank the only losing candidate in a very close race, Tim Ackland, for his willingness to put his name forward for Council. The two members lost from Council this year were Vice-President Tom Reilly, and Paulo Gomes. I thank them also, most sincerely, for their excellent service to ISAK as Council Members. They will be missed in those roles. The complete new Council is listed, as usual, at the back of this Kinanthreport.

One very important decision taken at Thessaloniki was the approval of ISAK’s Revised International Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme (IAAS). A copy of this has been posted on the ISAK website (isakonline.com), under the new Accreditation section, for your information. Of most importance to many of you, particularly those of you whose original ISAK certificate has long since expired, will be the section on what is required for re-accreditation. ISAK has determined that you will have until 1 October, 2005 to gain re-accreditation without having to repeat a complete new course. If you have any queries about these requirements, or indeed any aspect of the Revised Scheme, do not hesitate to contact me at m.marfell-jones@ucol.ac.nz .

Additionally, at Thessaloniki, Arthur Stewart and I offered a re-accreditation practical exam for those Level 3’s and 4’s who wished to seize the opportunity. Five Level 3’s - Tim Olds, Hans De Ridder, Isabel Fragoso, Filomena Vieira and Kagawa Masaharu - passed with flying colours. These five senior anthropometrists now become Designated Level 3’s for the next 12 months, with the associated delegated authority to conduct re-accreditation examinations for other Level 3’s (as well as Level 1’s and 2’s). [This is explained in the Revised IAAS.]

The day before yesterday, I returned from teaching a Level 3, 2 1 course at Sydney University, most ably organised and co-taught by Helen O’Connor, and can report that anthropometry is alive and well on the Eastern Australian Coast. The twenty nine participating Australian anthropometrists were joined by three New Zealand anthropometrists, one from Iran and one from India. All candidates passed their end-of-course practical exam and all six Level 3 candidates also passed their theory exam. I will leave it to others to comment on the success of the course, other than to say that I thought the new format, of having the Level 3’s and 2’s together for the first four days (with their practical exam on the afternoon of Day 4), followed by the Level 1’s coming in to join the Level 3’s for their final three days, worked very well from the examiner’s point of view and appeared to be well-received by the participants. I would like to thank the University of Sydney for hosting this course, Helen O’Connor for her marvellous organisational effort and all the participants who came from near and far to make it such a success. [Though Helen’s own Level 3 accreditation does not expire until 2007, she took the opportunity to resit her practical exam against a Level 4 and, as expected, passed it easily to also become a Designated Level 3 for the next 12 months. A list of all Designated Level 3’s will be on the web shortly.]

The remainder of the year will be personally hectic as I’ve been asked, yet again, to take on one of the Dean’s roles – this time until a vacancy is filled – on top of my own job. I’ll do my best as usual, but, I recognise that if I could actually successfully meet all the obligations of two full-time jobs at once then I’d have confirmed that one or both of them weren’t full-time jobs in the first place. In many parts of the world, we call this being “between a rock and a hard place”. So if, between now and Christmas, I’m a bit slow in responding to communications, I know you’ll understand.

Almost unbelievably, we are now in the last quarter of 2005 (and trying to shake off Winter here in New Zealand). 2006 will be on us before we know it. Best wishes for the rest of the year, whatever that holds in store for you, and keep up the good work on your personal anthropometric front.

11 February 2004

In my last President's Corner, I was privileged to announce the awarding of Criterion Anthropometrist status to Bill Ross. Elsewhere in this edition of Kinanthreport, I announce the recognition of another Criterion Anthropometrist - Arthur Stewart. My sincerest congratulations to Arthur - the honour is thoroughly deserved.

This month, we hope to see the conclusion of the long-awaited ISAK Accreditation Review, which event will be marked by its final sign-off by ISAK's Council. Following that, the Revised Accreditation Scheme will be sent out to all Level 3 and 4 anthropometrists, (who have the responsibility for administering the scheme), and will be highlighted in our next issue of Kinanthreport, which will be the appropriate time for me to comment more fully.

In the latter half of last year, I was lucky enough to visit both Europe and North America. During that trip, I conducted re-accreditation examinations in Australia, Germany and Portugal as well as in one of the recognised homes of anthropometry, San Diego State University, workplace of our Past-president, Lindsay Carter. Prior to going to Portugal, to see Council Member Isabel Fragoso, I visited Norway to see Dr Pétur Júlíusson who works at the Barn Klinic (Children's Hospital) in Bergen. Dr Júlíusson is embarking on a major child growth study, (targeting 12,000 Bergen children), which will, to a large extent, duplicate similar large-scale studies done in Bergen in the 1950's and 1970's. The interesting feature of the study, which is why I was there, was the use of anthropometric measures which are in essence the ones we have defined in our ISAK protocols. This pleasing situation had arisen because the conductors of the previous two studies had originally been trained by Jim Tanner in the UK, with whom, if my memory serves me correctly, Bill Ross did some of his post-doctoral work. I was then even further impressed on arrival in Lisbon to discover (something that I should have been aware of, but wasn't) that our own ISAK colleagues, Isabel Fragoso and Filomena Vieira, had conducted an equally-monumental anthropometric study on Lisbon children in 1991 and 2001.

This year, we will be holding our Biennial General Meeting (BGM) in conjunction with the 2004 Pre-Olympic Congress which will be held in Thessalonica, Greece, from 6 to 11 August. I hope to see as many of you there as possible, but recognise that the costs of attending such conferences (and meetings) are significant and, when compounded by distance and unfavourable exchange rates, may well be prohibitive. The BGM also marks the end of their elected term for some Council members. If they choose to stand for re-election (and all are eligible to do so), they still have to be re-elected. There is a preliminary notice about the election on page **** and voting papers will be sent out to you immediately after the close of nominations. So I urge you to exercise your vote for those who stand to ensure that you get the ISAK Council that you want. [In case you're wondering, yes, my term as President expires in August and, yes, I intend to stand for re-election.]

In this President's Corner, I'd like to pay tribute to the dedicated anthropometrists and educators who have worked hard for translations of current anthropometric instruction manuals from English into their own language. If my memory serves me correctly, (and I apologise in advance if it doesn't), the first translation from English was organised by Juan-Carlos Mazza from Argentina, whose team translated the entire Anthropometrica in to Spanish in a week. This fabulous feat was then emulated by Sang-Jo Kang and his team in Korea in 2001. More recently, Klaus-Peter Herm has just finished translating the ISAK Manual into German, Francis Holway and Miguel Albarrán are near finishing a translation into Spanish, Paulo Gomes is working towards a Portuguese translation, Kagawa Masaharu has just sought permission to do a Japanese translation and Diwakar Lal Amatya has offered to translate the Manual into Nepalese. These wonderful initiatives involve a great deal of work, but provide invaluable tools with which to provide anthropometric training for non-English speakers. Thank you to all those who have made, or are in the middle of making, such an important contribution.

Lastly, may I wish you all hard work in 2004 and the prosperity and satisfaction that brings.

At the start of April this year, there were eight active ISAK Level 4 Criterion Anthropometrists. [Their names are printed elsewhere in this issue of Kinanthreport, so that, if you choose to, you can test your ISAK knowledge, by seeing if you can name them all and which country they come from without readily consulting the list. To give you a clue, three come from Australia, two from Belgium and one each from Canada, New Zealand and the United States.] The list is supplementarily honoured by the name of retired Criterion Anthropometrist, Nancy Whittingham, (Australia).

One name that has always been conspicuous by its absence from that list, however, - a name one might be tempted to say almost transcended the list, - is that of ISAK’s only Life Member, Bill Ross. It was not for want of trying on the part of those making CA appointment decisions that Bill was not a CA, but despite their attempts to persuade him over the years, Bill remained adamant that he did not wish to be grandparented into the role, less his practical skills were found wanting under scrutiny, and that he would only accept the status if he could unequivocally demonstrate that he met the same criteria as any other CA applicant would have to meet in the 21st century. This would have been an exceptional stand from most people I know, but was not exceptional for Bill, as those of you who, like me, have been fortunate enough to know and work with him, will agree.

Some time ago, I received, in my capacity as President, a query from Bill as to what the criteria were for gaining CA status. I told him what they were - (have completed a Level 3 course; have many years of experience in taking measurements; have a high level of theoretical knowledge; be involved in the teaching/examining of ISAK workshops or courses; have had involvement in large kinanthropometric measuring projects; have a publication record in anthropometry in international peer-reviewed journals; and be a member of good standing in ISAK) - and pointed out that the only one he didn’t technically meet was the first, but that since he had either worked with or taught every CA on the current list, he would automatically be creditted with an equivalence pass, hence fulfilling all criteria. This was not good enough for Bill, however. His response was to insist that he would not accept CA status without proving that he could pass a Level 3 course in the only way acceptable to him, i.e. by attending and completing it under the same rules as anyone else.

So Bill attended a level 3 course, (taught by his long-standing friend and colleague, Lindsay Carter, and his former PhD student, Alan Martin), passed the end-of-course inter-tester TEM exam, subsequently completed his 20 Full profiles (meeting all intra-tester TEM requirements), and submitted evidence of that achievement to me. I then convened a panel of CA’s to evaluate Bill’s full application, the outcome of which, I’m sure, you are by now in no doubt. It thus gives me the greatest pleasure to let you know that in April 2003 ISAK accreditted its tenth Criterion Anthropometrist, William Donald Ross, of Canada, and to be able to congratulate Bill not only on the attainment of CA status, but also on the exemplary manner of his achieving it.

Now I don’t want you to get the impression that Bill is some sort of saint, anthropometric or otherwise. He isn’t. But, I would like to conclude this President’s Corner by thanking Bill, through the medium of the Kinanthreport (a publication he founded more than 16 years ago), yet again for his contribution to the training of so many anthropometrists over the years and particularly for the meticulous training of those who have gone on to train so many others in turn. Bill’s deliberate decision to gain CA status and put himself under the microscope in the process, so that he could continue that work in as beneficial a way as possible to ISAK, is a salutary lesson, for which I, for one, am grateful.

The eight active level 4 ISAK anthropometrists are: Tim Ackland, (Australia), Jan Borms (Belgium), Lindsay Carter (USA), Albrecht Claessens (Belgium), Deb Kerr (Australia), Mike Marfell-Jones (New Zealand), Alan Martin (Canada), Kevin Norton (Australia).

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29 January, 2003

President’s Corner (for Kinanthreport 2003, February issue)

Dear Colleagues

Unfortunately, I need to start this President’s Corner with an apology to those members who have been inconvenienced by some of the uncertainties associated with the change in our key ISAK office of Secretary-General. When one has a Secretary-General in office for a good length of time, as we have had with Kevin Norton, it is easy to overlook much of what an S-G takes care of, mainly because so many things get done yet only the S-G and the other party involved in each case know about it. So it has been with Kevin. Now that the S-G’s office has moved to Hans De Ridder, at Potchefstroom University for CHE, in South Africa, and all the issues of transferring records, changing bank accounts and keeping daily business going at the same time come to the fore, the magnitude and diversity of the job is so much more evident, as is the challenge of completing its transfer smoothly. Well, despite our best efforts, not every aspect of the changeover has gone as smoothly as we would have wished. So to those who were inconvenienced in any way as a result, I offer my apologies and also my thanks for your forbearance; and to our officers, who have worked so hard to overcome each transfer challenge as it arose, go my sincere thanks and congratulations for displaying such grit in dealing with them.

On a much more positive note, we currently have a key group working on the refining and consolidation of our Accreditation Scheme, with particular attention being paid to the clear exposition of the processes involved. In my view, the Accreditation Scheme is working extremely well, mainly due, of course, to the huge amount of effort that Level 3 and 4 examiners and organisers put in to run courses. However, from time to time, I see evidence of uncertainty amongst organisers as to the processes that should be followed before, during and after the running of a course, so clearly I, wearing my other hat as Chair of the Accreditation Working Group (AWG), haven’t done as good a job as I should have in comprehensively disseminating information about those processes. Well, as I’ve said, we are working to remedy that and hope to have the updated version of the scheme ready for Executive Council’s sign-off by April. In the meantime, if you are running or going to run a course and are uncertain about any aspect of doing so, don’t hesitate to contact me or our Secretary-General, Hans De Ridder, in the first instance. If we aren’t able to meet the particular need you have, we will certainly be able to let you know who is.

I am pleased to be able to tell you that the German translation of the ISAK Manual is nearing completion. Former long-standing Council member, and Level 3 anthropometrist, Klaus-Peter Herm, (who lives in a delightful town in North Western Germany called Bad Oeynhausen), has handled the text translation and this has just recently been checked by our inaugural President and current Level 4 anthropometrist, Jan Borms, (who lives near Brussels). Klaus-Peter is currently dealing with the recommended amendments, after which the appropriate photographs will be inserted preparatory to printing. Though not completed in time for the first ISAK accreditation course to be held in Germany – which Klaus-Peter ran in Leipzig last year - it will be ready for the next one, which we hope will take place in the middle of this year. This particular translation has been enabled by a special grant for the purpose from the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE/CIEPSS), for which ISAK is very grateful. Other translations are in the planning stages, so I hope to have news of them for you before too long.

I want to conclude this President’s Corner by congratulating you, our members, and, in particular, those of you who are our elected and appointed officers, for your continued work in developing and promoting our relatively young science. Every medium that we get here in New Zealand, be it newspapers, television, radio or internet, reports the negative events from around the world to such an extent that it is easy to lose sight of all the positive things that are happening, often in the face of quite major disincentives (the value, or should I say, lack of value, of some of our currencies, for example). So keep up the good work, which I look forward to hearing about further as the year unfolds.

President’s Corner from Kinanthreport 2002, August issue

Dear Colleagues

Our Manchester BGM has already come and gone and it was especially pleasing to see all those who were able to attend the meeting and the conference in Manchester, both old friends and new. The standard of the papers in the anthropometry stream (the only one I had time to attend at the conference) was, in my view, outstanding. Of that stream, those papers that have been submitted to, and accepted by, the editors of Kinanthropometry VIII (who just happen to be ISAK’s Vice-President and President) should see their work published early in the New Year.

Prior to Manchester, I was fortunate enough to work with Alan Martin, Arthur Stewart and Lindsay Carter at the University of Aberdeen, delivering Scotland’s (and the UK’s) first Level 3 course. Arthur’s organisation was outstanding and student feedback was very positive. I’ve no doubt that we shall see a significant upsurge in ISAK anthropometrist’s activity in Britain as a result. Interestingly, though not surprising according to the locals, in the midst of a British summer, both Manchester and Aberdeen demonstrated the uncanny ability to fluctuate daily, and often more frequently, between hot and humid and cold and rainy.

Thank you again to Past-President Lindsay Carter for conducting the recent Council elections in his normal exemplary manner and thank you again also to Secretary-General Kevin Norton, and Council members Albrecht Claessens and Klaus-Peter Herm for their major contributions while on Council. We now congratulate Hans De Ritter (South Africa – home of the spectator tackle) on his within-Council promotion to Secretary-General and welcome Deborah Kerr (Australia), Betty Perez (Venezuela) and Arthur Stewart (Scotland) to the vacated Council positions. They join Vice-President Tom Reilly, Past-President Lindsay, Council members Isabel Fragoso and Paulo Gomes, and me to make up what I’m confident will be a very strong team over the next two years.

This report will be brief because, as those whose work takes them away from home base will understand well, I have returned to a pile-up of tasks and the frequent query as to how my holiday went. So with needing to get on with that pile-up and the many ISAK task I brought back with me from Europe, I shall simply conclude by wishing you all the very best for your upcoming work and for your health and welfare.

Welcome to 2001. I hope it will be as prosperous and satisfying for all of you (and, of course, for ISAK) as I intend to make it for myself.

The first major ISAK event for the year will be the gathering next month, in Wellington, New Zealand, of Lindsay CARTER, Tim OLDS, Kevin NORTON and me to analyse, criticise and synthesise all the comments and recommendations received on the ISAK-approved anthropometric protocols for the Full Profile. Although ISAK has, for the past four years, referred anthropometrists to Chapter 2 of the first edition of Anthropometrica (Norton & Olds, 1996) for variable definitions and measurement techniques, the recognition of that chapter as a primary ISAK source was an after-the- fact event. In preparation for the second edition of Anthropometrica, however, ISAK has been asked to formally define and approve its protocols so that they can then be published as the new Chapter 2, thus granting it official ISAK status. The four colleagues mentioned will do the groundwork of preparing a draft new chapter for ISAK Executive Council approval, as agreed at the Biennial General Meeting in Brisbane. Before you start worrying, we do not anticipate major change, but see this revision as an opportunity to improve our protocols and enhance the measurement instructions where necessary in order to better equip our members (and others who use our protocols) to achieve international uniformity in their measures. We would like to receive comments on these matters before our meeting. Please e-mail your comments to tim.olds@unisa.edu.au, with the words "ISAK sites" in the subject line.

The second event involves translation of our ISAK protocols into languages other than English. This valuable and much-needed work began last year when Juan Carlos MAZZA, Argentina, led a team that translated the entire Anthropometrica text into Spanish, a marvellous achievement which was completed in an incredibly short time. This translation was thus available for use in, and proved invaluable for, Level 1, 2 and 3 courses run subsequently in Rio de Janeiro and Brisbane. Our next targets (limited to the protocols chapter at this stage) are translations into German, Korean and Portuguese. If you are interested in helping us to translate the consensus statement into other languages, please contact me at m.marfell-Jones@ucol.ac.nz

Planning is well under way for a further Level 3 Accreditation course in Rio in July this year, organised by Paulo GOMES. We currently await confirmation that sufficient funding has been identified to allow this conference and course to proceed.

I was very pleased to receive a communication recently from Dr Gobind SINGH, Punjab, India. Dr Singh is keen to revive the Indian National Working Group on Kinanthropometry (NWGK) that has been largely inactive since the unexpected death of our colleague and friend Dr Harminder Singh SODHI two years ago this month. ISAK is glad of the opportunity to assist Dr Singh with this endeavour.

I found the last issue of Kinanthreport excellent reading, (as I have the others) thanks largely to the efforts of Editor, Tim OLDS, who is constantly on the lookout for interesting articles and features for both our interest and enlightenment. Please help to make Tim's job easier by sending him material for inclusion in the report. This has the added value of bringing your name and activity to the attention of your colleagues world-wide and always creates synergy of scholarship Ð even if that is only through disagreement. If you can send a digital photo along with your submission, so much the better, as relatively few of us are lucky enough to meet in person.

Supporting the scientific viewpoint that the year 2000 is the last of the old millennium (rather than the more commercial viewpoint that it is the first of the new), I shan't open my greeting with "A new millennium, a new President", even though I'd be half right. Instead, I will say that, after fourteen years of excellent leadership by Jan BORMS ('86 to '88), Gaston BEUNEN ('88 to '92), Alan MARTIN ('92 to '96) and Lindsay CARTER ('96 to '00), it is a real privilege to have been elected as ISAK's fifth President at our recent meeting in Brisbane.

This is particularly so at a time when ISAK's presence is ever more apparent internationally, due to the efforts of our senior members, not least amongst whom are those mentioned above. The potential scope of the presidency is, as a result, that much greater than before with many exciting new initiatives on ISAK's pursuit list. I therefore invite you to join me in those initiatives and in furthering the achievements of our previous administrations.

At the recent elections, a number of changes occurred. Both Toivo JURIMAE's and Tim ACKLAND's four-year terms had expired, leaving two potential vacancies on the Executive Council. Isabel FRAGOSO and Paulo GOMES were elected to those vacancies and it is my pleasure to welcome them onto the Council. I'm sure they will make a splendid contribution.

I would also like to record my sincere thanks to Tim and Toivo, both of whom have served with distinction for the past four years. Lindsay CARTER's decision to move on to the role of Past President was chain-reactionary. Not only did that oust incumbent Past President, Alan MARTIN, it opened the way for me to take on the President's position unopposed (as it turned out) thus creating a vacancy at Vice-president to which Tom REILLY was elected. Again, it is my pleasure to welcome Tom to this senior position within the Council. I look forward to working closely with him on your behalf. I know you will join me in thanking Lindsay for a marvellous four years at the helm of ISAK.

In that time we have seen major advancements in the number of courses offered, significant writings and research in which he has played many roles from author to mentor to encourager, and increased recognition of ISAK on the international science stage. Fortunately, none of Lindsay's wisdom, skill or experience will be lost to the Council at this point as we retain his services for at least the next four years as Past President.

This brings me to Alan MARTIN. Many of our newer members may not be aware that Alan has had a senior role on the Executive Council since its inauguration in 1986. Elected Past President in 1986, Alan became Vice-president in 1988, President in 1992 and Past President for the second time in 1996. Alan's contribution to ISAK has been enormous. His efforts have spanned the globe, but have been particularly evident in the Americas. It is my privilege, on your behalf as well as my own, to be able to thank Alan for those efforts and to note that their success in furthering the advancement of kinanthropometry is a fitting tribute to his work and to his abilities.

The minutes of the Biennial General Meeting are available if you click HERE. I do not intend to repeat their content, but do draw your attention to them, the achievements and initiatives they record and the key players we have to thank for them.

Our next BGM will be take place in Manchester, England. This meeting will be held in conjunction with the 12th International Commonwealth Sports Sciences Conference that will run from 19-23 July, 2002, immediately prior to the XVII Commonwealth Games (25 July to 4 August).

There is no doubt that the Accreditation Scheme is proving a success. More and more sports science and health practitioners want to gain a formal anthropometry qualification and are seeing ISAK as the appropriate agency to gain that qualification from.

I am confident that all courses taught by Level 3 and Criterion Anthropometrists meet the standards as specified in the Accreditation Scheme and that the need for submission of the specified number of proformas, which meet the TEM limits (relevant to each level), ensures that an ISAK certificate cannot be achieved by those who do not meet the required practical skill levels.

I therefore wish to thank, yet again, all those who are making this happen, especially Chris GORE, whose accreditation initiatives in Australia provided the basis for ISAK's scheme, our Level 3 colleagues, who carry the bulk of the teaching load, our Criterion Anthropometrists who teach the teachers, and Tim OLDS, who isn't formally in any of the preceding categories, but does it all anyway. As you will see from the minutes, we do not intend to rest on our laurels in this area, but will continue to work on developing and improving this scheme.

So, keep up the good work on the anthropometric front and very best wishes for the tasks ahead, many and varied as they will be.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - November 2000

This is the final report during my term (1996-2000) as President of ISAK. It has indeed been a pleasure to serve ISAK in this capacity and I hope that the organization has made progress during this period. I will review a number of areas and make some comments. Other reports provide more details than are noted herein.

Membership: The growth in membership is slow, largely due to those that fail to renew their membership compared to the number of new members. Our international base is increasing, often as a result of an ISAK course or workshop. ISAK was never intended to have a very largemembership, but rather the emphasis has been on people committed to our area and the interaction with colleagues throughout the world. However, we need to take some minor actions to streamline the membership and renewal process and to integrate it with the ISAK-AAS database, especially for L3 and L4 accreditation.

Communications: We have four main areas of communication: email, ISAK-L, Kinanthreport, and the Web site. We have made progress in each of these areas during the past four years.

(a) Email has greatly facilitated action by the Executive Council, and as a means for distributing some information to all members who are on email.

(b) The ISAK-L continues to function as a forum for interesting topics. A few members initiate and keep the dialogue going, but greater participation would be welcome.

(c) The Kinanthreport continues to flourish under the innovative editor, Tim OLDS. He has gathered interesting contributions, initiated changes in format and is working on distribution via email and the ISAK Web page, in addition to regular mailing.

(d) The Web site got off to a good start under the direction of Leo PAVICIC. Unfortunately, improvements, updates and new material have not been added in a timely manner. A new Web page and site will be announced at the Biennial Meeting. In addition, we have established a link with Human Kinetics Gateway, in which ISAK has a page on the publisher's Web site where we can post information and news that might be of interest to visitors to their site. We need someone to take on the task of providing items to be posted in our page. Any volunteers?

ICSSPE: ISAK has had an affiliation with ICSSPE since 1978. Recently, our status within ICSSPE was changed and we are now paying $US 200 per year along with other organizations in our category. The Executive Council approved this expenditure for a trial period of three years. At the Pre-Olympic Congress there will be discussions about this affiliation and how we might benefit more from it. Jan Borms, a Past-President, is our liaison person with ICSSPE and he should be contacted with input and for information. ISAK is one of the groups collaborating with ICSSPE in promoting this Congress.

Kinanthropometry VIII : We anticipate that our next Biennial Meeting will be held in conjunction with 12th International and Commonwealth Conference, 19-22 July 2002, in either Manchester or Lancaster, England. The Executive Council has endorsed this proposal, which will be discussed further in Brisbane.

Accreditation Scheme: This has been the main endeavour of ISAK during the past four years. The report of Michael MARFELL-JONES (Chair) gives impressive details. Perhaps the most important aspect is the introduction of the scheme into several countries in Latin America, into South Africa and China. As a result of these courses, the need for teaching materials in Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese has been initiated. Some things that the AAS needs to address are: teaching packages for L3-L4s in several languages; adequate equipment for courses; and standardised theory examinations. These and many other items will be considered in the four-year review at this meeting. My thanks go to Chris GORE and Cherryl PARKER for their work in transferring the AAS data base to ISAK and continuing its operation.

Executive Council: My sincere thanks to all members of the EC who have worked with me during the past four years. This "team" has been very efficient and I appreciate your promptness, feedback and action. Our special thanks go to Tim ACKLAND, Toivo JURIMAE and Alan MARTIN who leave the EC at this meeting. Alan is leaving the EC after 14 years of service Ð congratulations Alan, you will be missed, but we know that you will still be involved in ISAK. I will move to Past-President. We welcome Tom REILLY who becomes Vice-President, as well as Isabel FRAGOSO and Paulo GOMES who become Council members. We look for-ward to an excellent working relation-ship. Michael MARFELL-JONES (President), Kevin NORTON (Secretary-General), Hans de RIDDER, Albrecht CLAESSENS, and Klaus-Peter HERM will continue to serve on the EC. It is with great regret that I am unable to be with you on this occasion due to medical problems. I had planned to be fully engaged in ISAK business during this Congress. However, I know that the organisation is in good hands under the direction of Mike MARFELL-JONES and the new executive. I extend to all my best wishes and good luck for a successful Biennial Meeting.

- Lindsay CARTER, President ISAK

Outgoing President

Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego CA, USA 92182-7251

lindsay.carter@sdsu.edu

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President's Corner: XIII:2 May 2000 Dear Colleagues:

1. Kinanthropometry VII and B-2000 The upcoming Biennial Meeting of ISAK in conjunction with the Pre-Olympic Congress 2000 in Brisbane, Australia, is nearly upon us. We are hoping for a good attendance at the Congress, the ISAK meeting and the Pre-congress ISAK accreditation course. Among other business the Executive Council will review the Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme, so if you have input please contact Dr. Michael Marfell-Jones, the co-ordinator for this program (New e-mail: M.Marfell-Jones@ucol.ac.nz). In addition, the Executive Council will consider several aspects of our operation, especially finances.

2. Elections Enclosed with this Kinanthreport is information and a ballot for our Biennial elections. There will be some changes in officers as a result of the elections. I will be stepping down as President and Michael Marfell-Jones will be the new president. There will be either one or two new members on the Executive Council, depending upon the result of the elections. Please be sure to examine the ballot, the candidateÕs statements, and to cast your vote before the deadline. To make it easier for some, Alan Martin will accept e-mail ballots in addition to Fax and airmail ballots. Be sure to follow the instructions carefully so that your vote will count.

3. Kinanthropometry Outreach In addition to Kinanthropometry courses and presentations around the world by our members, several recent events illustrate the "outreach" of kinanthropometry to different regions of the world. Three recent events are described later in this Kinanthreport. If you have something of this nature to report, please submit your materials to the Editor. We would like to hear from you about the implementation and successes of programs, research projects, and ISAK courses in different countries. Brisbane 2000 here we come!! Lindsay Carter

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February, 2000 PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Welcome to the New Year and millennium. Most of us are so busy that just getting organised for this year is a challenge. There are some important items on the kinanthropometry agenda for this year.

1. Kinanthropometry VII, Brisbane 2000. A reminder once again about the ISAK Biennial General Meeting to be held in Brisbane during the Pre-Olympic Congress, 7-13 September, 2000. We encourage you to attend and make presentations in sections related to kinanthropometry, which is the Biophysical area of the program. Some appropriate themes for submission are: Anthropometry and body composition; Elite athletes; Population trends in physical activity; Exercise and special populations; as well as others. The deadline for abstract submission is 11 February 2000. Anthropometry L1-L3 certification courses will be held prior to the Congress from 2-7th Sept. (Further information is elsewhere in this Kinanthreport.)

2. Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme. In the last Kinanthreport (XII, 3 Sept. 1999, p 13), there is a table showing the number of anthropometrists accredited by ISAK. The breakdown showed that approximately 90% are from Australia and New Zealand, 6% from South Africa, and the remainder from eight other countries (two Level 4s from Belgium were omitted from the table). Because the accreditation scheme started in Australia and New Zealand it is logical that they should have the greatest numbers. The requests for courses in other countries are getting more numerous and we expect to see more Level 3 and Level 4 certified leaders in several countries in the near future. In addition to courses in Australia and New Zealand, courses are planned for 2000 in Argentina (including L3 candidates from five countries), Spain, and possibly Mexico. Two small groups took courses in Canada and the USA in 1999. If most of the pending candidates are approved we could see our total number of accreditations reach 1000 this year. Definitely a promising trend.

3. Kinanthreport On-line. Mailing costs of the Kinanthreport have always been high relative to our total budget, and mail delays (or missing mail) to some countries mean that members do not always get important information on time. The Editor, Tim Olds, is experimenting with the process of making the issues available via the Web from the ISAK site, and via the ISAK-L, as well as through regular mailing. Some of our members may wish to receive the issues only from the Web or from ISAK-L. This will decrease mailing costs and the content will be "on time". A few may want to have both. We will monitor this experiment and see what members want and if we can save money.

4. European College of Sports Medicine. Toivo Jurimae, ISAK Executive Council member from Estonia, was able to get Kinanthropometry as a Thematic Session (TS) in the Scientific Program for the 5th Annual Congress of ECSM, 19-23 July 2000, in Jyv¬skyl¬, Finland. We urge ISAK members, and others, to submit abstracts to the Congress in TS15, Kinanthropometry. This is an excellent opportunity for our European colleagues (and others) to promote their research in kinanthropometry. The abstract deadline is 1st March 2000. If insufficient abstracts are received, this TS will be cancelled. In this case accepted papers will be moved to another appropriate TS. The overall program looks excellent. (Further information is elsewhere in this Kinanthreport.)

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT 99, XII: 3, Sept. 1999.

Kinanthropometry VII, Brisbane 2000. Start your planning now to attend the Biennial Meeting of ISAK during the Pre-Olympic Congress, 7-13 September 2000. Get on the mailing list for the Congress and submit abstracts to the appropriate kinanthropometry and/or other sessions. (See information later in this Kinanthreport.)
Kinanthropometry VIII, England 2002. Tom Reilly is on the organising committee for the 12^th International and Commonwealth Conference to be held 19-22 July 2002 in either Manchester or Lancaster, England. Tom asked if ISAK would support a full kinanthropometry "strand" at the Conference. The Executive Council fully endorsed the proposal. Therefore, plan to attend K8 in England, 2002.
Human Kinetics Gateway project. A premier publishing company, Human Kinetics, is developing an electronic Gateway partnership with physical education and sports science organisations. They have developed an Information Gateway on the web with access to a number of related gateways. These are Internet sites where scholars, researchers, and professionals can access information about several disciplines. ISAK has been invited to join the HK Gateway. We will have information on their main site and there will be a link to our present web site [http://www.aris.ffk.hr/isak/]. In addition, ISAK will provide information and news to the HK Gateway site on a regular basis. For the moment, this will be provided by myself, but we hope that someone else will take over this task as the site develops. This should give ISAK good exposure to colleagues in other areas as well as providing our members with information about the other sites. The Executive Council has approved our participation. The involvement does not cost ISAK anything and we have a mutual 30-day cancellation clause in the agreement. The Gateway should be operation in September 1999. At this time we assume that the internet URL will be via: http://www.humankinetics.com/
Publications. A number of our members have recent publications that we should all know about. Submit recent publications to Tim Olds for listing in the Kinanthreport. Some may also submit a relevant kinanthropometry publication list to Leo Pavicic via e-mail: leo@aris.ffk.hr for the ISAK web site; and also to the ISAK-L. These are two ways that we can keep each other informed about new studies in our respective areas.
ISAK-L. Chris Forbes-Ewan continues to keep us challenged with his topics and questions via the ISAK-L. Keep up the good work Chris. We hope that others will contribute in the same manner as Chris to stimulate discussion in various areas.
On behalf of ISAK, I sent a letter of greeting and support to the organising committee for the 4^th All Africa Pre Games Congress to be held 7-10 September 1999 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Several of our members are involved in organising the Congress, including Hans de Ridder.

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHROREPORT'99, XII: 2, May 1999. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Dear colleagues,

Based on the input I receive it seems that all of us are busy with our respective projects. There are only a few items this time that I need to bring to your attention.

1. ISAK-L discussions. Those of us on the ISAK List have seen some lively discussions on several topics. These have been interesting and we encourage more of our members to contribute. Perhaps a word is in order about appropriate means of replying to an e-mail. If you reply please do not including the original message in its entirety to the originator or all recipients. We already have that message and donÕt need to clutter up our mailboxes with large files. Reply in a separate message. However, if you are doing a 'point-by-point' reply you can break up the original message with your specific responses. The worst examples are when the original lengthy message (2-3 pages or more) is included with a cursory reply from the recipient "Good work, thanks for the input". Other examples include files that contain scanned pictures that take considerable time to download and take up great amounts of KB storage. The reply from a third person included all these - in reality, the same pictures were sent back to the person who sent them in the first message (as well as other recipients). You would not do this in written correspondence, why do it in e-mail?

2. We have recently been informed by Dr. S.P. Singh of Patiala, that Dr. Hinmander S. SODHI, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Sports Authority of India, N.I.S., Patiala, India, passed away on 27 February, 1999. He was a charter member of ISAK and a Council Member from 1990-94. We are saddened by the loss of our colleague. A tribute to Dr. Sodhi will appear in the next Kinanthreport. [In the last Kinanthreport there were two excellent tributes to Dr. Michael Pollock. We should also note that Dr. Pollock was a charter member of ISAK (1986-98).]

3. The Executive Council is still working on various projects including a separate document specifying recommended anthropometry, possible revisions of the accreditation scheme, and review of finances.

4. The Executive Council has reactivated the working group, Health, Nutrition and Lifestyle, with Dr. Klaus-Peter HERM, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, as the Chair. Klaus-Peter welcomes your participation. He has prepared an outline of activities for this working group which is available by contacting him. Klaus-Peter HERM, Institut fòr Bewegung und Sportanthropologie, Wehrstrasse 19, D-32549, Bad Oeynhasuen, Germany. [ibs.herm@t-online.de]

5. Brisbane 2000 and Kinanthropometry VII. This is a reminder that the Pre-Olympic Congress will be from September 7-13, 2000 in Brisbane, Australia. ISAK will keep you informed about the arrangements for K VII. For more information, see p. 16 of this Kinanthreport.

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT '99, XII: 1 January 1999. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Greetings to all members of the ISAK family for 1999. May you have continued success in your professional and personal lives. Most of you are aware of the two notable events for ISAK during October, 1998 in Adelaide, Australia.

1. An ISAK-AAS course for Levels 1, 2 and 3 at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, 7-12 October, 1998, was organised by Kevin NORTON, Tim OLDS and their support crew. Kevin, Alan MARTIN and Lindsay CARTER were the Criterion Anthropometrists. This certification course might be termed the "First International Course" because the 23 participants came from nine countries, with most enrolled in Level 3 (N=14). The countries represented were, Australia, Croatia, Germany, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The majority of the candidates were from exercise science areas, and some from nutrition. This mix of candidates resulted in excellent comradery and interchange of ideas.

2. Kinanthropometry VI. Our Biennial meeting and conference was held in association with the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Adelaide, 13-16 October, 1998. Kinanthropometry had several sessions with keynote speakers and free communication sessions. Professors Alan MARTIN and Robert MALINA made several excellent presentations. ISAK was very pleased with the organisation and the warmth of our hosts at the Conference. ISAK plans to publish the proceedings of Kinanthropometry VI in 1999.

3. In addition to the above, meetings of the ISAK Executive Council and the General Meeting were held. We were very pleased with the attendance at the latter meeting - about 40 persons. The Executive Council met earlier to receive reports, conduct business, and make recommendations to the General Meeting. The minutes of the General Meeting are included in this newsletter so will not be discussed here, except to point out a few major items. The Executive Council will examine our finances, membership, the number of issues and format of the Newsletter, a possible new level in the accreditation, fees for certification, and make plans for our next Biennial Meeting at Brisbane 2000, 7-13 September. ISAK is working with Prof. Tony Parker regarding participation in this Pre-Olympic Congress.

4. We approved the award of Honorary Membership in ISAK to Prof. Dr. Gaston BEUNEN (see citation elsewhere). Gaston is only the third person so honoured by ISAK. Kevin NORTON asked those at the General Meeting if they were happy with the procedure that the Executive Council should continue to make the major decisions for ISAK, rather than request input from all members before acting. The overwhelming majority said "Yes", no "Nos" were heard. The Executive Council thanks you for your confidence. ISAK has completed its 20th year - it was founded in 1978 in Brasilia, Brasil , as the International Working Group in Kinanthropometry, and became ISAK in 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland. We hope that the next decade is a successful one for ISAK.

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT '98, XI: 3 October 1998. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

1. Kinanthropometry VI and the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Adelaide, 13-16 October, 1998. Kevin NORTON, as Scientific Chair for ACSMS, and Tim OLDS, ISAK-AAS course co-ordinator (7-12 October), have been working hard to ensure a good program and course for ISAK members and others. At Kinanthropometry VI there will be meetings of the Executive Council and a General Meeting of ISAK for all members. Those of us that plan to be there are looking forward to the events and learning more about Adelaide and Australia. Several participants from afar have planned sightseeing trips within Australia. ***You will get final information regarding the Kinanthropometry VI sessions with this mailing.

2. Kinanthreport. Tim OLDS continues to produce an interesting Kinanthreport, our ISAK newsletter, but he needs your help by providing new material. The more he has in hand, the easier it is to produce the newsletter on time. Please make your contribution now for the next newsletter.

3. Membership. We welcome the 12 new members, plus three renewals, as listed in the June newsletter. We always seem to lose a few members each year, but the recent trend in numbers has been upward and is increasingly international. One of our aims is to help each other with information and ideas. Some of the members have made use of our "community" and we hope that this is a major benefit of being a member. Most of these questions or comments come through the ISAK-L (our e-mail listing for members), but remember that you have to take action to sign onto this list.

4. Deceased. Michael L. Pollock, Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, died June 5, 1998, at age 61 years. Mike was a current and founding member (1986) of ISAK. A tribute to him is planned for the next Kinanthreport. 5. ADELAIDE, HERE WE COME!

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT '98, XI: 2 June 1998. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

As we move into mid-year several items are of interest.

1. William Ross, chair of the Awards Committee, nominated Professor Dr. Otto EIBEN for an ISAK Award of Merit. Bill submitted the citation to the Executive Committee for approval. (See below for the citation.) This is the second Award of Merit; the previous one was to Dr. Eduardo De Rose in May, 1997. A beautiful plaque from ISAK was presented to Dr. Eiben. The plaque was donated by ROSSCRAFT (William and Mary Ross). It was designed and crafted by Brian Ross, their nephew. The citation was read in Hungarian at the ceremony, and both Hungarian and English versions were included in a folder for Dr. EIBEN.

2.ISAK's application to the American College of Sports Medicine for Interest Group status was not approved, but we can pursue this further by clarifying some of the committee's questions. We have met informally at the FIMS or ACSM meeting in Orlando in June. While in Orlando, I met with Toivo Jurimae, Kevin Norton and Tim Olds several times to go over plans for the year, the ISAK certification course prior to Kinanthropometry VI, and the program for the latter. Apparently, there were some problems with dissemination of information regarding the Australian Congress and the ISAK course, but Tim and Kevin have sent out messages via e-mail and airmail to provide updates. There is good interest in this Congress so we hope to have a good turn out. SEE YOU IN ADELAIDE.

3. ISAK has been contacted by Dr. H.S. Sodhi, Sports Authority of India, regarding participation in International Sports Science Conferences and running courses in India. We are in the process of planning with Dr. Sodhi, and will co-operate with our Indian colleagues to advance kinanthropometry in India. Dr. Mike MARFELL-JONES will be ISAK's representative in this venture.

4. ISAK had a presence in the ROSSCRAFT exhibit booth at the FIMS/ACSM meetings in Orlando, 2-6th June, 1998. We provided information and accepted memberships. ROSSCRAFT gave discounts to ISAK members.

5. I have written a letter of endorsement from ISAK for the 5th International Conference on Sports Sciences for Young Scientists, to be held in Tartu, 14-17 October, 1998. Our Executive Committee member, Dr. Toivo Jurimae, is the Chairman of the Conference. We wish him every success.

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT '98, XI: 1 January 1998. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

As we start 1998 I hope that the year will be a good one for ISAK and each of you.

1. The Executive Council has approved two applications for official affiliation with ISAK for certification and courses: (i) The Laboratory Standards Assistance Scheme, Australian Sports Commission, with Dr. Christopher GORE as the liaison person; and (ii) Sports Science New Zealand, with Dr. Michael MARFELL-JONES as the liaison person.

2. The Executive Council is discussing appropriate criteria for affiliation with ISAK within a country. At issue is whether or not there should be only one group designated, or several groups, and by what criteria. No final proposal has been made at this time. Let us know your thoughts.

3. ISAK has applied to the American College of Sports Medicine for approval as an official Interest Group. If approved, we will be in the official program and will have a time and room allocated for a meeting. We have not received any notification so far, but you will be informed when we know the details. If we are successful, those of you who plan to attend the FIMS and ACSM meeting in Orlando, USA, this year should plan to attend this Interest Group meeting. This will not be an official ISAK meeting, but rather an occasion for us to meet and discuss mutual concerns.

4. Our official biennial meeting (Kinanthropometry VI) will be held in Adelaide, Australia, from Oct. 13-16, 1998. Start planning now to attend this meeting - SEE YOU IN ADELAIDE. (See Conference announcements.) Before this meeting we will need to vote on some Executive Committee positions. You will receive ballot information in about two months.

5. On behalf of ISAK, a letter was sent to Dr. Michael HAWES, thanking him for his work as from mid-1994 to mid-1997. A letter of thanks was also sent to his assistant, Annette Logan at the University of Calgary who facilitated the smooth transfer of ISAK files to Kevin NORTON and Tim OLDS. Mike reports that he is well and more at ease with his new job at Whistler in British Columbia, Canada. He is interested in coming to Kinanthropometry VI in Adelaide.

6. Major kinanthropometry sections or symposia at international Congresses have been officially numbered by ISAK over the past two decades. The names, numbers and city are as follows: Kinanthropometry I, Quebec City, Canada, 1976 Kinanthropometry II, Leuven, Belgium, 1978 Kinanthropometry III, Glasgow, Scotland, 1986 Kinanthropometry IV, Brussels, Belgium, 1990 Kinanthropometry V, Victoria, Canada, 1994 Kinanthropometry VI, Adelaide, Australia, 1998.

7. In Spain, el Grupo Espa'ol de Cineantropometria (GREC) celebrated their 10th Anniversary in Vallodolid, 5-8 Nov, 1997, with presentations and a Workshop in Kinanthropometry. Their program was part of the VII Congreso Nacional de al Federacion EspaÔola de Medicina del Deporte (FEMEDE). GREC has 37 members and about 20 were at the one-day Workshop where Dr. Lindsay Carter, President of ISAK, was the invited leader. The President of GREC is Dr. Alicia Canda, Madrid.

Lindsay Carter

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KINANTHREPORT'97, X: ii September 1997 PRESIDENT'S CORNER:

Welcome to the second Kinanthreport of 1997. There have been several developments in ISAK during the past few months. Progress on some items has been slow, but we are moving forward. The Executive Committee has: (1) Approved the appointment of a new Secretary-General, and a new Editor of the ISAK Kinanthreport; (2) Approved a plan for the biennial meeting to be held in Adelaide, Australia, in October, 1998; and (3) Approved an Award of Merit to Dr. Eduardo H. De Rose.

1. Change in and Editor. As indicated in the last Kinanthreport, Mike Hawes was finding it difficult to continue as Editor and of ISAK. Mike kept Alan Martin and Lindsay Carter aware of his problems and it was decided to find a replacement. Alan and I approached a number of people before we found two members who were willing to take over the duties; they are Kevin Norton and Tim Olds of Australia. We are most grateful to them for accepting the challenge and we should give them our fullest support. (See elsewhere in the Kinanthreport for further information about Kevin and Tim and their positions.) Please note that the Editor is now a separate position from that of There are still some logistical details to work out in the transfer from Canada to Australia. We sincerely appreciate the work of Mike Hawes and his assistant in Calgary, Annette Logan, and are sorry to see them go. However, we must move forward, and they made important contributions while Mike was in office. Good luck Mike in your new ventures.

2. Biennial meeting. Our biennial meeting was to be held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games Congress, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 1998. Despite repeated attempts to contact possible organisers we never received replies. Finally, an announcement and program arrived from completely different organisers with no mention or section for kinanthropometry. We were disappointed and decided that we should seek an alternative. Tim Ackland and our Australian colleagues made an offer which the Executive Committee approved. "Australia, here we come!" (See Conference Announcements below.)

3. ISAK-L. The ISAK-List is expanding and we are beginning to use it to keep our members up-to-date on new information from ISAK, and notice of actions of the Executive Committee. Most of these items will be repeated in the Kinanthreport.

4. WEB page. The WEB page is progressing and nears final form. Don Drinkwater has been helpful in the final formatting of Leo Pavicic's page. There are some sections that can be expanded with input from our members. The URL is http://www.ffk.hr/isak.

5. ISAK-AAS courses and workshops. Interest in our certification program continues to grow and courses have been given in Australia, New Zealand, Estonia and Chile. Recently, a three-day non-certificate workshop in ISAK methods was given in Monterrey, Mexico, and plans are underway to have certification courses in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Caracas, Venezuela.

6. At the end of my last message I failed to include Peter Reaburn as one of the instructors at the ISAK certification course in Brisbane - Peter was also the on-site course organizer. My apologies to Peter for the omission. Until the next issue,

Lindsay Carter, President.

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KINANTHREPORT '97, X: 1 April 1997. PRESIDENT'S CORNER

Greetings for 1997. There are several items I want to draw your attention to. The Executive Committee is in better communication now than ever before. Therefore, we are able to move forward on items and keep everyone informed in a timely manner. ISAK-AAS. In the Feature Article of the last issue the "Background and Implementation" for the ISAK Anthropometric Accreditation Scheme was outlined. On 12 November, l996, the Executive Committee approved the complete document. It consists of three parts: 1. Background and Implementation; 2. Accreditation Levels and Certification; and 3. Appendices (1) Target TEMs: Requirements and rationale; (2) Recommended curriculum structure; (2) Criterion Anthropometrist. There has been interest from four countries in implementing the ISAK-AAS and offering approved workshops. We hope to assist in getting these programs, and others, underway in the near future. An "Accreditation Manual" is being prepared by our Australian colleagues. This should be a useful adjunct to materials already available. Communications. The Executive Committee has been considering plans to improve our communications within ISAK. The uses of the Internet and E-mail have increased dramatically in the past few years. At present we estimate that about 60% of our members are on E-mail and about half of these have reliable access to the WWWeb. These numbers are probably increasing each month. Several members have indicated that they would welcome more contact through E-mail. There are two obvious advantages. First, use of E-mail means "immediate" contact with a majority of our members, as opposed to waiting for international mail there and back; and second, it is cheap. For this to be successful we need to have a current listing of E-mail addresses, as well as each of you to subscribe to the ISAK List. Subscription should be voluntary, but is strongly encouraged. Those who do not have access to E-mail will still receive the important information through the Kinanthreport and enclosures. Please send your updated E-mail address to Lindsay Carter and Michael Hawes. The Executive is considering the following recommendations: 1.The ISAK-List is a membership privilege, i.e. for members only.

2. The ISAK-List will be used for such things as notices of meetings, congresses, courses, workshops, publications, actions of the Executive Committee, as well as information on equipment, technical questions and answers, and some pre-publication of items from the next Kinanthreport (i.e. in press).

3. Establishing a WWW Home Page for ISAK, in which we will have more permanent information on ISAK with links to other relevant sites. We are very close to agreement on the details and should have approval soon. The Kinanthreport will still contain the important information and announcements, so nobody will miss out. We welcome your suggestions, now or later. We can modify procedures as we evolve. Working group. I have appointed Michael Marfell-Jones (Vice-Pres.) as a chair of a working group on Accreditation. Initially Michael will be overseeing the Accreditation of Criterion Anthropometrists, and this process is already underway. Australian course/workshop. The Australian Sports Commission, in collaboration with ISAK, ran another successful workshop at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, from 1-7 December 1996, for 32 Level 1, 2 and 3 candidates for accreditation. The instructors included Deborah Kerr, Timothy Olds, Christopher Gore, Steve Kieffer, and Lindsay Carter as the external examiner.

Best wishes, Lindsay Carter, President.

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